Manusmriti [sanskrit]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 23,875 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553

This is the Sanskrit text of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of verses dealing with ‘Dharma-Shastra’—the ancient Indian science of Law, Spritual life, Politics and Ethics.. The edition of this text is based on Ganganatha Jha’s translation of the same text.

Verse 9.109

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ज्येष्ठः कुलं वर्धयति विनाशयति वा पुनः ।
ज्येष्ठः पूज्यतमो लोके ज्येष्ठः सद्भिरगर्हितः ॥ १०९ ॥

jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ vardhayati vināśayati vā punaḥ |
jyeṣṭhaḥ pūjyatamo loke jyeṣṭhaḥ sadbhiragarhitaḥ || 109 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.109 is contained in the book Manusmrti (Sanskrit and English) by Ganganath Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyeshtha, Kula, Vardhayat, Vinasha, Yat, Yati, Puna, Loka, Sat, Sad, Agarhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.109). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “jyeṣṭhaḥ kulaṃ vardhayati vināśayati vā punaḥ ”
jyeṣṭhaḥ -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kulam -
kula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vardhayati -
√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛdh]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vṛdh]

√vardh (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√vṛdh (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
vināśa -
vināśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yati -
yati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “jyeṣṭhaḥ pūjyatamo loke jyeṣṭhaḥ sadbhiragarhitaḥ ”
jyeṣṭhaḥ -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūjyatam -
pūjyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
jyeṣṭhaḥ -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadbhir -
sat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
agarhitaḥ -
agarhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 15 December, 2023